An odorless sanitation option - the eco-san toilet is the answer to floods in West Champara, Bihar, India
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WHY
In Pashchim Champaran, the year
2007 saw the most number of blocks
(16) getting affected by foods. In
2010, this number was 12.
Settlements near the river course are
most vulnerable to foods. Around
0.2 million people across 223
villages were affected in 2007.
The food-prone nature of the land-
scape prevents its recognition as
'food impacted'. This ensures inac-
cessibility to basic services and post
disaster recovery assistance.
2007
2010
FLOOD RESILIENT
SANITATION
ICIMOD along with its partners Megh Pyne
Abhiyan (MPA) and Water Action (WA), is
piloting Eco-San Toilet, or Phaydemand
Shauchalaya (Beneficial Toilet) as it is locally
known, in Naya Tola Bhishambharpur (NTB)
village, Nautan Block in Pashchim (West)
Champaran district of Bihar.
Expected Outcome: Upscaling of Eco-San
Toilets in Bihar can vastly improve health and
hygiene outcomes in the state, and other flood
prone areas in the HKH region.
?
GANDAKI
WEST CHAMPARAN
RIVER BASIN
INDIA
Eco-San Toilet
Railings for ease of access for elders
Raised toilet that can be accessed during foods also A ARE H I
Flood vulnerable communities
within embankments
Eco-San Toilet
A participatory process where all recipi- ents take ownership by localizing the relevance, design, construction and maintenance of critical utilities. This aids in bringing about behavioural change.
Integrating local and external perspec-
tives and knowledge on ecologically
sensitive, climate responsive, and disas-
ter resilient community.
Identifying and building capacities of local masons to
construct the toilets;
Constructing toilets in batches so as to gradually introduce the
structure in the community for building concensus towards its
use, maintenance and benefts;
Monitoring use and evaluating utility of the facility which is
not just a toilet but also a resource. This will positively
enhance ownership among community members.
The ‘Ecological Sanitation’ (Eco-San) toilet is an innovative sanitation technology
that:
Is food resilient and odorless
Is a double chambered toilet that converts human
waste to ‘humanure’ which is used as fertilizer in
agricultural felds and kitchen gardens
Separately collects urine which can be used as a
substitute for Urea in the crop felds or vegetable
gardens after mixing with water in the ratio 1:7
(Litres)
Does not require fushing and hence, saves
water.
Collects waste above the ground and so
prevents groundwater from being
contaminated.
Provides the community, especially women,
girls and the elderly, a secure and clean
enclosure for defecation even during foods.
WHAT?
HOW?
The Central Government (Govt.) and Govt. of Bihar recognize the EcoSan toilet as an alternative sanitation technology. This has helped pave the way for engagement with government representatives and programs at the district level. Financial support to out-scale the concept will be sought under the Swachch Bharat Mission for the construction of the Eco-San toilets, and the National Rural Drinking Water program for safe drinking water possibilities.
Embankment
The pilot implementation entails:
River Gandaki